All Chapters Flashcards
Abnormal reactive hypermedia
The persistent redness that occurs during stage 1 pressure ulcer due to excessive vasodilation caused by pressure.
Absorption
Movement of smaller elements through the walls of the digestive tract and into the blood. The passage of a drug from administration site into the blood stream.
Abstinence
Voluntary avoidance of sexual intercourse.
Abuse
Anything offensive, harmful, or injurious to an individual that can pose a direct safety threat. The four major types of abuse are physical, psychological/emotional, sexual, and financial.
Accidents
Incidents that occur at random and may be unavoidable.
Accommodation
Changing the pattern of behavior when encountering new similar objects. The ability of the eyes to focus on near objects.
Accountability
The concept of being answerable for ones actions.
Acculturation
Cultural change achieved through exchange of cultural features resulting from firsthand contact between groups.
Accuracy
To represent something in a true and correct.
Acid
A chemical that releases hydrogen ions.
Activated partial thromboplastin time
Coagulation blood test used to detect bleeding disorders caused by abnormalities of the intrinsic clotting system and to monitor the effectiveness of heparin therapy.
Active range of motion
Demonstration of full, independent movement of each joint .
Active transport
The movement of solute from areas of lower to higher concentration which requires energy
Activities of daily living ( adls)
Activities that include bathing , mouth care, grooming, toileting, dressing , and eating.
Actual nursing diagnoses
Nanda 1 diagnostic labels for existing problems or concerns of a patient .
acute illness
an illness typically characterized by an abrupt onset and short duration( less than 6 months)
acute pain
pain that lasts for less than 6 months
acute wound
a wound that progresses through the phases of wound healing in a rapid, uncomplicated manner
adaptation
the process of adjusting schemes in response to stimuli within the environment
adaptive cognition
the idea that the thought is ore responsive to context and less constrained by the need to find only one answer to a question
a-delta fibers
large diameter, myelinated fibers with rapid conduction that cause sharp, acute pain.
advance directives
consists of three documents living will, durable power of attorney, and a health care proxy commonly prefered to as a durable power of attorney for health care.
